skin in the game



skin in the game

A personal investment, usually monetary, in the pursuit of some goal or achievement, especially in business and finance. If you want to find a company that is truly motivated to succeed, find one where all the executives have skin in the game.
See also: game, skin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yaropolk-Medieval Slavic
Klein[kləin]
RamsesRAM-seez (English)Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Antonioahn-TO-nyo (Spanish, Italian)Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Hearn[hə:n]
VestaVES-tə (English)Roman Mythology